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Taiwan 2026 summer music festivals

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Mid‑July 2026 announcements outlined a coordinated summer programme across Taiwan. The Penghu Seaside Beach Music Festival (21‑23 Aug) on Aimen Beach features 30 domestic and international acts, including G.U.T.S, icyball, Japanese vocalist IKE, and Thailand’s YourMOOD. The Taoyuan Pearl Coast International Music Festival (1‑2 Aug) at Zhuwei Fishing Port features Mango Jump, Coarse Band, and FAAS, alongside the Iron Rose Hot Music Contest finals. Regional festivals include Chiayi County’s Dongshi Sea Summer at Dongshi Fisherman's Wharf, which combines concerts by Chen Shian and Dai Ailing with an oyster-themed culinary program. In Taoyuan, the Daxi Da Xi festival opened on 18 July, attended by Mayor Zhang Shan‑zheng, celebrating local folk music and the Guan Sheng Emperor’s birthday. This coincided with the “2026 Peach Ode” art exhibition (16 July–2 Aug) at the Taoyuan Exhibition Center. Coastal events in late July included the New Taipei River‑Sea Music Season at Fulong (25‑26 July), featuring the Ocean Independent Music Awards and headliners MATZKA and Blood‑Meat‑Machine, and Yunlin’s Yun‑West Ocean Music Season at Santiulong Beach, themed “B‑612 Planet”. As the season progresses, the ‘2026 Taipei Very Live!’ series, part of the ‘Trendy Taipei’ initiative, features 78 performances across 27 venues from August 1 to September 6, showcasing genres from jazz to electronic music. In Keelung, the ‘Chaojing Bay Festival’ holds its ‘Chao Music X Mountain and Sea Market’ on August 15 at Argo Badouzi Yacht Pier, featuring 55 stalls and artists like Song Nian-yu (Xiao Yu). In eastern Taiwan, Hualien City hosted the ‘2026 Mountain and Sea Echoes, Hualien Soundwaves’ at Zhongshan Park, featuring a ‘Starlight Market’ and performances by Su Hui-lun and Chui Hui. Meanwhile, Taitung’s ‘Most Beautiful Starry Sky in Taitung’ series continues with concerts at Baxian Cave and Taitung Forest Park, utilizing unplugged music to promote tourism under dark-sky environments.

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